Nintendo Switch Online Shadowdrops Four Classic Titles From the Game Boy and NES

Nintendo Switch Online subscribers now have four new games to play, as Nintendo shadowdropped two NES and two Game Boy classic titles on November 25. Nintendo Switch Online users can now enjoy Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters and Bionic Commando on the Game Boy: Nintendo Classics app, alongside Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos and Battletoads for the NES app.
As part of their subscription, Nintendo Switch Online users are given some additional games to play on various Nintendo Classics apps. The previous game launch on the Switch Online service saw the arrival of Luigi's Mansion for the GameCube on October 30. However, accessing the GameCube app requires both a Switch 2 console and an active NSO membership with the Expansion Pack upgrade, which carries an annual fee of $50. However, NSO members with the basic, $20 annual subscription can still download the NES, SNES, and Game Boy apps and play games that arrive periodically.
Over a month after Nintendo shadowdropped three SNES classics for users to try out, the gaming giant surprised Switch Online users with four more games to play. The only first-party Nintendo game that was released in this wave was Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters for the Game Boy. Of Myths and Monsters is a sequel to the original Kid Icarus title released on the NES, and was the last title in the series to be released until the 2011 launch of Kid Icarus: Uprising on the 3DS.
Joining Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters on the Game Boy app is the Capcom title Bionic Commando, a side-scrolling platformer. Alongside both Game Boy titles, NES fans can now play Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos and Battletoads on their Switch consoles. Battletoads in particular is considered one of the most difficult games developed by Rare.
NES
Game Boy and Game Boy Color
Both the NES and Game Boy libraries on the Switch Online service are missing some of the biggest RPGs released on both systems. Games like the original Final Fantasy on the NES, and the first two mainline Pokemon generations on the Game Boy, are among the potential Switch Online drops that will make Nintendo fans happy if they ever see an NSO release. It remains to be seen what surprises Nintendo has planned over the coming months for Switch Online members.